The Flanders Darts Trophy is due to take place between August 29-31 which is the 10th of 14th events on the European Tour this season. The tournament will take place at the Antwerp Expo in Antwerp.
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It will feature a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money. £30,000 goes to the winner. Dave Chisnall is the defending champion having defeated Ricardo Pietreczko last year 8-6 in the 2024 final. That was the debut for the event. Last time out the Belgian Darts Open in Wieze meant it was the first year that two events had taken place in Belgium on one European Tour cycle.
Luke Littler makes his long awaited return to European Tour action after many months out and not playing in Germany in particular. He is joined in a stacked field by Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price and Michael van Gerwen.
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Results and Schedule Flanders Darts Trophy
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Friday August 29 First Round Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST) Jermaine Wattimena (95.69 5-6 (85.36) Leon Weber Dylan Slevin (86.32) 6-3 (82.96) Francois Schweyen Luke Woodhouse (102.98) 6-1 (84.09) Johan Engstrom Lukas Wenig (90.83) 5-6 (91.99) Kim Huybrechts Krzysztof Ratajski (92.07) 6-3 (89.32) Steve Lennon Cameron Menzies (95.55) 5-6 (97.04) Christian Kist Andrew Gilding (86.98) 4-6 (88.03) Mensur Suljovic Gian van Veen (90.7) 6-2 (84.34) Adam Gawlas Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST) Michael Smith (87.62) 5-6 (95.72) Mario Vandenbogaerde Ryan Joyce (88.36) 6-5 (92.18) Ricardo Pietreczko Joe Cullen (87.77) 6-1 (81) Ian White Wessel Nijman (100.29) 5-6 (98.9) Karel Sedlacek Dirk van Duijvenbode (96.69) 6-2 (96.72) Jeffrey De Graaf Daryl Gurney (104.29) 6-3 (106.57) Callan Rydz Mike De Decker (82.25) 6-3 (84.81) Martin Lukeman Raymond van Barneveld (90.45) 6-3 (86.33) Xanti van den Bergh Best of 11 legs |
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Saturday August 30 Second Round Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST) Rob Cross (92.01) 5-6 (96.12) Mensur Suljovic Peter Wright (74.62) 1-6 (94.11) Luke Woodhouse Dave Chisnall (94.76) 4-6 (92.34) Leon Weber Josh Rock (96.09) 6-5 (87.3) Karel Sedlacek Damon Heta (93.6) 6-3 (83.26) Christina Kst Chris Dobey (96.67) 3-6 (98.33) Krzysztof Ratajski Danny Noppert (92.48) 6-4 (91.14) Dirk van Duijvenbode Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST) James Wade (84.08) 6-3 (88.6) Kim Huybrechts Ryan Searle (100.43) 6-5 (95.28) Raymond van Barneveld Ross Smith (94.05) 5-6 (92.26) Daryl Gurney Stephen Bunting (107.47) 6-1 (94.97) Joe Cullen Luke Littler (101.39) 6-0 (86.48) Dylan Slevin Michael van Gerwen (89.77) 3-6 (95.59) Gian van Veen Martin Schindler (88.65) 6-3 (90.44) Mike de Decker Jonny Clayton (94.73) 3-6 (91.52) Mario Vandenbogaerde Best of 11 legs |
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Sunday August 31 Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST) Third Round Mensur Suljovic (100.57) 5-6 (100.4) Luke Woodhouse Stephen Bunting (103.8) 5-6 (98.1) Josh Rock James Wade (90.77) 6-2 (86.11) Leon Weber Gian van Veen (98.89) 6-3 (94.38) Martin Schindler Krzysztof Ratajski (92.84) 5-6 (95.2) Daryl Gurney Mario Vandenbogaerde (91.72) 4-6 (98.31) Danny Noppert Damon Heta (91.18) 6-4 (89.28) Ryan Joyce Luke Littler (110.33) 6-3 (104.22) Ryan Searle Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST) Quarter-Finals Luke Woodhouse (100.21) 4-6 (101.03) Josh Rock James Wade (88) 6-4 (84.37) Gian van Veen Daryl Gurney (99.1) 6-0 (82.97) Danny Noppert Damon Heta (98.51) 5-6 (96.44) Luke Littler Semi-Finals Josh Rock (102.16) 7-5 (98.62) James Wade Dary Gurney (94.91) 1-7 (99.46) Luke Littler Final Josh Rock (100.05) 7-8 (107.4) Luke Littler Third Round: Best of 11 legs Quarter-Finals: Best of 11 legs Semi-Finals: Best of 13 legs Final: Best of 15 legs |
Draw Flanders Darts Trophy 2025
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- (6) Rob Cross v Andrew Gilding / Mensur Suljovic
- (11) Peter Wright v Luke Woodhouse / Johan Engstrom
- (3) Stephen Bunting v Joe Cullen / Ian White
- (14) Josh Rock v Wessel Nijman / Karel Sedlacek
- (7) James Wade v Lukas Wenig / Host Nation Qualifier 2
- (10) Dave Chisnall v Jermaine Wattimena / Leon Weber
- (2) Michael van Gerwen v Gian van Veen / Adam Gawlas
- (15) Martin Schindler v Mike De Decker / Martin Lukeman
- (5) Chris Dobey v Krzysztof Ratajski / Steve Lennon
- (12) Ross Smith v Daryl Gurney / Callan Rydz
- (4) Jonny Clayton v Michael Smith / Host Nation Qualifier 1
- (13) Danny Noppert v Dirk van Duijvenbode / Jeffrey de Graaf
- (8) Damon Heta v Cameron Menzies / Christian Kist
- (9) Gerwyn Price v Ryan Joyce / Ricardo Pietreczko
- (1) Luke Littler v Dylan Slevin / Host Nation Qualifier 4
- (16) Ryan Searle v Raymond van Barneveld / Host Nation Qualifier 3
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Predictions
Samuel Gill, Head Editor for DartsNews.com sees a differing outcome to most and that is one that chimes with the European Tour.
Seem to do this every prediction time but I see Martin Schindler turning up with another European Tour. Either him or Josh Rock firing their way to victory.
Despite not being in Germany, Schindler has become the European Tour king and it is hard to ignore him. It's either early exit or late run so I'm going for the latter. Gerwyn Price I also see as being capable while I'm also intrigued as to the current form of Michael van Gerwen.
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Barely seen for most of this summer, a resurgence wouldn't shock me. Luke Littler as will become apparent though is the underlying favourite.
Favourites:
*** Martin Schindler
** Josh Rock, Luke Littler
* Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Luke Humphries
Mats Leering, Editor for DartsNieuws.com sees Luke Littler as the likely champion.
A very strong field of participants, with top names among both the seeded players and the Pro Tour Qualifiers. Still, I would say Luke Littler is the top favourite. He seems unstoppable at the moment, winning one title after another.
But if I had to name a few players who are currently capable of stopping him, they would mainly be Gerwyn Price, who has a good record against 'The Nuke', and Josh Rock, who is playing very strongly at the moment.
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Older players such as James Wade and Gary Anderson are also names to watch out for. If they have a good weekend, they are still capable of giving any top player a run for their money.
I am also keeping a close eye on Belgian/Dutch players such as Mike De Decker, Wessel Nijman and Gian van Veen. De Decker has been throwing well lately and may get that extra boost from the crowd in his home country. Van Veen and Nijman are two great talents and it is only a matter of time before one of them wins their first Euro Tour title, and maybe that will happen this weekend in Antwerp. In addition, Dirk van Duijvenbode could also pull off a surprise.
Favourites:
***Luke Littler
**Gerwyn Price, Josh Rock
*Gian van Veen, Gary Anderson, Mike De Decker
Kieran Wood, Editor for DartsNews.com also picks Littler for the title. The field in Antwerp is very strong, with top seeds and Pro Tour qualifiers all capable of making a deep run. At the moment, Luke Littler looks unstoppable. He’s in fantastic form, and if he keeps up his scoring and rhythm, he will be very difficult to stop.
Luke Humphries, the number one seed, could normally be the biggest challenger, but he hasn’t been at his best recently, which might give Littler a clearer path through the draw. Michael van Gerwen is always a threat—he can beat anyone on his day—but his form has been inconsistent, so it’s hard to predict how far he’ll go.
Among the qualifiers, Josh Rock is throwing very strongly and could easily cause an upset. Gerwyn Price is another player who can turn up in the big moments and make life difficult for anyone. James Wade and Gary Anderson are also worth keeping an eye on; even if they’re not at their peak, they can still give top players a real test over a weekend.
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Favourites:
*** Luke Littler
** Gerwyn Price, Josh Rock
* Gian van Veen, Gary Anderson, Mike De Decker, Michael van Gerwen
Field Flanders Darts Trophy 2025
| Flanders Darts Trophy Field | |
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| Seeded Players | |
| Luke Humphries | |
| Luke Littler | |
| Michael van Gerwen | |
| Stephen Bunting | |
| Jonny Clayton | |
| Nathan Aspinall | |
| Chris Dobey | |
| Rob Cross | |
| James Wade | |
| Damon Heta | |
| Gerwyn Price | |
| Dave Chisnall | |
| Gary Anderson | |
| Peter Wright | |
| Ross Smith | |
| Danny Noppert | |
| Pro Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers | |
| Martin Schindler | |
| Josh Rock | |
| Cameron Menzies | |
| Ryan Searle | |
| Gian van Veen | |
| Wessel Nijman | |
| Mike De Decker | |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | |
| Andrew Gilding | |
| Daryl Gurney | |
| Luke Woodhouse | |
| Raymond van Barneveld | |
| Ryan Joyce | |
| Joe Cullen | |
| Michael Smith | |
| Jermaine Wattimena | |
| Tour Card Qualifier | |
| Leon Weber | |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | |
| Steve Lennon | |
| Mensur Suljović | |
| Martin Lukeman | |
| Jeffrey de Graaf | |
| Callan Rydz | |
| Karel Sedláček | |
| Ian White | |
| Christian Kist | |
| Host Nation Qualifier | |
| x4 | |
| Nordic & Baltic Qualifier | |
| Johan Engström | |
| East European Qualifier | |
| Adam Gawlas | |
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